Beechwood Primary School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope that these pages will give you some insight into the diversity of life at Beechwood Primary School. Besides developing as a source of information about the school, we hope that the site will act as a learning link for parents, carers and the wider community and provide a format for celebrating some of the achievements of our pupils."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Beechwood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Beechwood Primary School as their first choice and 121 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Beechwood Primary School are Parklands Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 63% reading, 49% maths); Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Seacroft Grange Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 58% reading, 52% maths); and Grange Farm Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 55% reading, 59% maths).

Beechwood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Beechwood Primary School is one of 5 schools run by The Leeds East Primary Partnership, an academy trust.

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beechwood Primary School (as of September 2025): 58% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (42%).

38.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 150 pupils (33%) received SEN support and 8 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Beechwood Primary School had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beechwood School (near), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beechwood Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 508 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Beechwood Primary School issued 53 suspensions, 11.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Beechwood Primary School are Leeds East Academy (0.3 miles), Bishop Young Church of England Academy (0.4 miles), John Smeaton Academy (1.4 miles) and Temple Moor High School (1.5 miles).